1. Private Sector Liaison Office to the World Bank Opportunities for NW Businesses and Non-Profits

2. Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle Our Partner Organizations

3. The What, Where & How of Trade Alliance What: Branding the Greater Seattle Region Where: Target Markets How: Marketing Tools

4. Our Tools OUTBOUND MISSIONS: BUSINESS AND STUDY INBOUND MISSIONS PUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITE STATE DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL PRESS CENTER WORLD BANK PRIVATE SECTOR LIAISON OFFICE

5. What is the World Bank Group? INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (IBRD) INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (IDA) INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC) MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY (MIGA) INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES (ICSID)

6. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) AIMS TO REDUCE POVERTY IN MIDDLE-INCOME AND CREDITWORTHY POORER COUNTRIES BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH LOANS, GUARANTEES, RISK MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS, AND ANALYTICAL AND ADVISORY SERVICES.

7. International Development Association (IDA) HELPS THE WORLD’S POOREST COUNTRIES. IDA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE FOR THE WORLD’S 78 POOREST COUNTRIES, 39 OF WHICH ARE IN AFRICA.

8. International Finance Corporation (IFC) FINANCING PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, MOBILIZING CAPITAL IN THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, AND PROVIDING ADVISORY SERVICES TO BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS.

9. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) PROMOTE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) INTO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO HELP SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH, REDUCE POVERTY, AND IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES

10. Intl Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT DISPUTES.

11. Size Matters THE WORLD BANK LENDS MORE THAN $35 BILLION EACH YEAR.

12. What is a PSLO Offices are run by business intermediary organizations Help link local companies and organizations with World Bank Group projects 100 PSLOs in 80 countries We’re the 2nd U.S. PSLO We’ll cover WA, OR, AK, ID and MT

13. What is a PSLO

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16. WA Company Contracts, 2002 - 2008 Alex CornsMongoliaConsultant services Updating the statistical master plan Black & Veatch Intl.ChinaConsultant servicesEnv. Mgmt technical advice Elie OrbachGhanaConsultant servicesMngt advice Enterprise Works WorldwideBurkina FasoConsultant services Private Irrigation, training/knowledge transfer Global Energy ConceptsChinaConsultant services Renewable energy, project mgmt John MulliganTrinidadConsultant services Postal Service Reform, project mgmt John MorefieldCambodiaConsultant servicesSchool effectiveness analysis K2 & AssociatesGhanaConsultant services Road development, feasibility study M/S Louis Berger GrpIndiaConsultant servicesConstruction mgmt Montgomery WatsonVietnamConsultant servicesWater resources, project mgmt The Pacific InstituteGuatemalaGoods???

17. WA Company Contracts, 2002 - 2008 Stephen TatroVietnamConsultant services Hydropower project, CSA MSV Int. Inc.IndiaConsultant services Rural Roads, mgmt advice MSV Int. IncIranConsultant services Earthquake reconstr, supervision, quality mgmnt Paul VonckxMongoliaConsultant servicesPrivate sector dev, Population Services Intl.Burkina FasoGoods600,000 BEDNETS Renee GiovarelliKyrgyz RepublicConsultant servicesMgmt Advice Richard GrandalskiArmeniaConsultant servicesMgmt Advice Robert MertzWest Bank & GazaConsultant servicesInstitution Building Robert MitchellUkraineConsultant services Rural Land Titling, Policy & Strategy Sterling Intl Group/CPCS TranscomMadagascarConsultant services Infrastructure feasibilty study William OungCambodiaConsultant services Electrification, Mgmt and technical advice

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